Sav a Chick dosage question

[Alex S]

WOOHOO on your chicks tomorrow!!!!!!!!!! I am HOPING mine get to the feed store tomorrow. My brooder has been set up for almost a week I am so excited I couldn't wait. haahaa.

I know I cant wait!

 

[rosemarythyme]

I normally use some of the packet as I refill the water container throughout the week, that way the water is fresh.
I don’t provide two different waterer a, just the one. I normally only use sav a chick for the first couple days or first week.

x2. I divide up the packet into 1/4ths (since I have a 1 qt waterer) and just make it fresh daily for 4 days. I also only provide the one waterer because I want all the chicks to drink it.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

I always offer warm water for day old chicks. They'll get too cold if they drink cold water from the fridge

 

[HeatherKellyB]

So, I'd mix it up fresh with water on the warm side but certainly not hot.

 

[Alex S]

I always offer warm water for day old chicks. They'll get too cold if they drink cold water from the fridge

Yeah it was a good idea to not put the water in the fridge

 

[jonalisa]

Do I put both probiotics and electrolytes together in the quart waterer?

 

[Blondiegoldiechicks]

Okay, I'm getting my chicks tomorrow (Yay!) and I'm setting up my brooder tonight. But when I was looking at my Sav A chick packets, it says to use 1 packet per gallon of water. I have a 32-ounce waterer. Can I make the formula in a gallon of water and just re-use it? Also, it says to let the chicks have regular water and the formulated water. Is this necessary? I only have 1 waterer.

So I didn't use this. I did lose one chick when I first started out but then I went to the store bought pedialyte, and my 2 chicks that were on the verge of going perked right up after a few days if giving it to them. Hope this helpss

 

[jonalisa]

Good to know, thank you!

 

[rosemarythyme]

Do I put both probiotics and electrolytes together in the quart waterer?

You can. I've bought chick vitamin mixes that had probiotics, vitamins and electrolytes in one bag.

 

[AmeraucanaHank]

x2. I divide up the packet into 1/4ths (since I have a 1 qt waterer) and just make it fresh daily for 4 days. I also only provide the one waterer because I want all the chicks to drink it.

How do you divide it equally?